EN | IT – Thousands of refugees arriving every day, too large a flow for openings that, gradually, are closing, leaving people hopeless – adults, women and children -, blocked to wait.
EN | IT – Having received the news of the forthcoming meeting between His Holiness Pope Francis and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and of All Russia, the president of Ccee (Council of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe), cardinal Péter Erdő, wanted to express his joy at this historic meeting by sending a letter to Patriarch Kirill.
EN | IT | FR | DE – A survey recently carried out among the European Bishops’ Conferences reveals that the Church in Europe has positively responded to the urgent needs of refugees and migrants, and to the appeal of the Holy Father to host refugees.
EN | IT – Statement of the Coordination of Bishops’ Conferences in support of the Church in the Holy Land. “… The right of Israel to live in security is clear, but the continuing occupation eats away at the soul of both occupier and occupied. Political leaders across the world must put greater energy into a diplomatic solution to end nearly 50 years of occupation and resolve the ongoing conflict so the two peoples and three faiths can live together in justice and peace…”
EN | IT | FR – Lord, disarm them. And disarm us as well.- Prayer for peace in the spirit of Tibhirine, written by Frère Dominique Motte, of the Dominican convent of Lille, after the attacks in Paris (13 November 2015).
EN | IT | FR – Here is the message of the presidency of Ccee (Council of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe) about the terrorist attacks in Paris.
EN | IT | FR – The Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European nations, at their Plenary Assembly in the Holy Land (11-16 September), express their closeness to the faithful and thank the Patriarch of Jerusalem for the invitation. They also express their thanks to the religious, in this year devoted to the Consecrated Life, and to all the Christians whom they have met and who live in this Land, for their testimony of faith and safekeeping of the Holy Places as places of Christian remembrance and living worship.
EN | IT | FR | DE | ES – We release the message, sent to Europe’s Bishops Conferences, of the “Caritas in Veritate” Commission of CCEE – Section Preservation of Creation – on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1, 2015).
Eurcom goes on holiday in August. See you in September!
Eurcom va in ferie nel mese di agosto. Arrivederci a settembre!
EN | IT | GR – We publish the text of the message sent, on 9 July, by the Synod of the Catholic Bishops in Greece to the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.